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Alexis Argüello vs James Busceme — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alexis Argüello

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James Busceme

Alexis Argüello (77-8) and James Busceme (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Argüello

77

Wins62 KO · 81%

8

Losses

0

Draws85 tracked bouts

Busceme

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Argüello leads 1–0

Alexis Argüello and James Busceme have met 1 time; Argüello leads 1–0.

Alexis Argüello and James Busceme have met 1 time; Argüello leads 1–0.
Met1982Feb 13Series
Alexis ArgüelloFighter AWWon1–0W–L
James BuscemeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Argüello 4 · Busceme 1 of 5 measurable rows
ArgüelloBusceme
Record†
77-8 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
90.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 62
62 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
80.52%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
81%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.2—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
85
2

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Alexis Argüello: 5′10″
James Busceme: No height on file
Reachnot held
Alexis Argüello: 72″
James Busceme: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Alexis Argüello: Died aged 57
James Busceme: 74
Stance
Alexis Argüello: Orthodox
James Busceme: Not recorded

Alexis Argüello left, James Busceme right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alexis Argüello77 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Alexis Argüello: 77 tracked wins — 62 by KO/TKO (81%) and 15 on the cards (19%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

62 by KO/TKO 81%15 on the cards 19%

James Busceme0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

James Busceme: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Busceme yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alexis Argüello 85, James Busceme 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Alexis Argüello had won three in a row before losing a decision to Scott Walker. Argüello last boxed on Jan 21, 1995.LWWWL

Pryor Sep 1983Jefferson Oct 1985Costello Feb 1986Palomares Aug 1994Walker Jan 19953.2 tracked bouts per year

James Busceme last boxed on Oct 17, 1982 — 16,078 days ago. Busceme had lost two straight.LL

Argüello Feb 1982Bramble Oct 1982

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alexis Argüello and James Busceme ever fought each other?
Yes. Alexis Argüello and James Busceme met once on February 13, 1982, and Alexis Argüello won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WFeb 13, 1982 · Argüello · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Argüello or Busceme?
Alexis Argüello is 77-8 and James Busceme is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Alexis Argüello has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Argüello77–890.6%

Busceme0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Argüello or Busceme?
Alexis Argüello has 62 knockout wins and James Busceme has 0. Alexis Argüello has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Argüello6280.5%

Busceme0

The Numbers ↓
Do Argüello and Busceme have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Alexis Argüello and James Busceme have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Argüello and Busceme?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Alexis Argüello and 2 bouts tracked for James Busceme. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Argüello85bouts

Busceme2bouts

How They Win ↓

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